Bridal showers

If someone offers to host a shower for you and you are having guests at your courthouse ceremony, I don't see the issue. Only wedding guests should be invited to the shower, so if you don't plan to have guests at the wedding, there would be no one to invite to the shower.

If someone would like to throw you a shower, sure, that's fine. But since you don't plan your own shower, I wouldn't worry about it too much.

Exactly what Caytlyn said - only people invited to the wedding ceremony should be invited to the shower.

Our friends that have eloped typically didn't have showers or bachelorette parties.

View Quoted Comment I am still going out with friends the night before the wedding and he is still hanging out with his friends the night before

I haven't heard of those who eloped to have showers or bachelorettes either but if someone wanted to throw you one then it seems fine

I don't see why not. I had a shower at work even though none of those people are invited to the wedding. If someone wants to host let them. As long as everyone knows you are eloping and they are not invited to the wedding then its their choice to come or not. Let people celebrate with you if they want to.

View Quoted Comment We’re doing a big reception afterwards and everybody is invited to that and we still are dressing up like it’s a formal event